thig5.1:0.1Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.1
thig5.1:0.2The Book of the Fives
thig5.1:0.3An Unnamed Nun (2nd)
thig5.1:1.1In the twenty-five years
thig5.1:1.2since I went forth,
thig5.1:1.3I have not found peace of mind,
thig5.1:1.4even as long as a finger-snap.
thig5.1:2.1Failing to find peace of heart,
thig5.1:2.2festering with sensual desire,
thig5.1:2.3I cried with flailing arms
thig5.1:2.4as I entered a dwelling.
thig5.1:3.1I approached a nun
thig5.1:3.2in whom I had faith.
thig5.1:3.3She taught me the Dhamma:
thig5.1:3.4the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.
thig5.1:4.1When I heard her teaching,
thig5.1:4.2I retired to a discreet place.
thig5.1:4.3I know my past lives;
thig5.1:4.4my clairvoyance is purified;
thig5.1:5.1I encompass the minds of others;
thig5.1:5.2my clairaudience is purified;
thig5.1:5.3I’ve realized the psychic powers,
thig5.1:5.4and attained the ending of defilements.
thig5.1:5.5I have realized the six kinds of direct knowledge,
thig5.1:5.6and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.